Is It Safe To Eat at Restaurants Yet? CDC Has An...

Around 3,000 New York City restaurants are among those across the country that have reopened for outdoor dining. CDC has an answer for...

Pirates Abduct Crew Members Off Purse Seiner

At least six crew members of a fishing vessel were abducted by an unidentified armed group off the coast of Benin in West Africa,...

USCG Launches Search for Overboard Crew-member

  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a crew member of a tanker approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, reports Safety4sea. Search...

Ports Prepare for Post COVID19 World As Workforce Declines

According to a Seatrade Maritime News report written by Barry Parker, the pandemic is driving major changes in the world specially in terms of...

Bunker Spread Stalling Scrubber Dynamics

As the oil prices keep tumbling due to COVID19 the shipping is faced with a gripping question to install scrubbers or not Scrubber...

Shipowners Worried As Containership Hiring Declines by 50%

According to a LoadStar article written by Mike Wackett, ocean carriers' optimism is being driven by higher freight rates and cheaper fuel – but...

Digitalization and IoT Prioritized in Shipping Industry To Enhance Customer Support

  In May, the  Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), made clear its determination to consign the centuries-old bill of lading to history. In a new...

Corona ‘Loss of Smell’ Is Like Pegged Nose Obstruction

Clinical studies COVID19 loss of smell works in a different way than other similar blocked nose symptoms It isn't a case of a...

[Watch] Managing Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The video launched by ISWAN provides guidance and information on managing the mental health of seafarers during this COVID-19 pandemic. It also provides advice to...

DNV GL Certifies Hapag’s First Extended Use of Cold Ironing by...

Hapag’s first extended use of cold ironing got DNV GL certification. A positive contribution to the climate by saving 600 tons of carbon...

Shipping Industry Mulls on Integration of AI in Chartering

New chartering platforms with bold transformative claims have been making plenty of headlines over the last couple of years. To assess the reality...

Permit To Work is Not a Replacement for Basic Safety Checks,...

A permit to work is just an integral part of safe work systems and can be executed safely only through the combined efforts of...

Vessel Catches Fire, Poses Ammonia Explosion Risk

Korean trawler caught fire leaving ammonia cylinders under threat of explosion, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? According to the reports, fire erupted in the fish processing...

[Watch] Bulk Carrier Destroys Panama Canal River Railway Bridge

Bulk carrier BLUEBILL destroyed a river railway bridge in the Panama Canal, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Bulk carrier BLUEBILL collided with Chagres river railway bridge...

A Nurse Who Embraces A Career at Sea

With the Day of the Seafarer approaching we headed to Panama to hear the extraordinary life of Captain Beate Stelzer. Women working at...

Freight Rates Soar As Global Trade Revives

    GLOBAL sea freight rates are on the rise, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) posting its largest-ever weekly gain. The index climbed a...

MOL & Partners Set To Trial Autonomous Ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines with two of its group companies, and other consortium members have jointly applied to the Nippon Foundation to fund demonstration voyages...

MAN Bags Offshore Compression Order

MAN Energy Solutions has won a gas-compression order from energy solutions provider Yinson. The order comprises four RB-type centrifugal-compressor trains for gas production...

Report Highlights That Shipping Register Continues To Shrink

There is a considerable reduction in the number of vessels on the Greek register. It highlights the continuous compromising of the competitiveness of...

Maersk Special Project Logistics Hailed for COVID-19 Crisis Response

Maersk SPL has assisted with the import of 53.3 million N95 facial masks. 45 million N95 protective facial masks were delivered to Canadian...